Musasizi says he has always had a passion for engineering. "I would open up the radio, the refrigerator -- every device," he said. "I wanted to build cars and small houses."

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Photos:This bus is powered by Africa's sun

"Uganda is one of only 13 countries in the world on the Equator," says Musasizi. "In 2011, I said to my team, let's do an electric bus and let's make sure that the solar system is integrated into it to provide charging infrastructure for the bus."

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Photos:This bus is powered by Africa's sun

The bus features two battery bulbs, with one connected to solar panels on the roof to provide firepower for the electric motor. The second bulb is available for charging.

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Photos:This bus is powered by Africa's sun

"In Europe and the U.S., there are a lot of places with solar farms, yet they don't even have the sunlight we do," said Musasizi. "I would be very excited to see solar pumps all over the place providing power to buses and other types of applications for people here."